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1 Homework has never been terribly popular with students and even many parents, but in recent years it has been particularly scorned. School districts across the country, most recently Los Angeles Unified, are revising their thinking on his educational ritual.
ritual [ˈrɪtʃuəl]
n.程序；仪规；礼节；（尤指）宗教仪式；习惯；老规矩
adj.仪式上的；庆典的；习惯的；老套的；例行公事的
The whole Italian culture revolves around the ritual of eating.
整个意大利的文化都以饮食习惯为中心。
The ritual of the party conference is acted out in the same way every year.
该党的大会程序年年照例执行。
Unfortunately, L.A. Unified has produced an inflexible policy which mandates that with the exception of some advanced courses, homework may no longer count for more than 10% of a student’s academic grade.
Unfortunately， L.A. Unified has produced an inflexible policy which mandates that with the exception of some advanced courses， homework may no longer count for more than 10% of a student’s academic grade.
多重复合句，主句为L.A. Unified has produced an inflexible policy，
which mandates作policy的定语从句，mandates后是that引导的宾语从句。宾语从句中主句为homework may no longer count for……，with the exception of ……是介词短语作伴随。
不幸的是，洛杉矶学区通过了一项不可变更的政策：除了高等课程，家庭作业在学分中所占比例不可以超过10%。
2 This rule is meant to address the difficulty that students from impoverished or chaotic homes might have in completing their homework. But the policy is unclear and contradictory. Certainly, no homework should be assigned that students cannot do without expensive equipment.
But if the district is essentially giving a pass to students who do not do their homework because of complicated family lives, it is going riskily close to the implication that standards need to be lowered for poor children.
But if the district is essentially giving a pass to students who do not do their homework because of complicated family lives, it is going riskily close to the implication that standards need to be lowered for poor children.
But if the district is essentially giving a pass to students who do not do their homework because of complicated family lives, it is going riskily close to the implication that standards need to be lowered for poor children.
如果从本质上讲，该学区允许一些学生因复杂的家庭生活而不做家庭作业，则近于暗示对贫困孩子的标准需要降低。
3 District administrators say that homework will still be a part of schooling: teachers are allowed to assign as much of it as they want. But with homework counting for no more than 10% of their grades, students can easily skip half their homework and see very little difference on their report cards.
Some students might do well on state tests without completing their homework, but what about the students who performed well on the tests and did their homework?
It is quite possible that the homework helped. Yet rather than empowering teachers to find what works best for their students, the policy imposes a flat, across-the-board rule.
但是，该政策给老师强制规定了一个死板、统一的规则，而不是授权老师去寻找什么样的方式最适合学生。
4 At the same time, the policy addresses none of the truly thorny questions about homework. If the district finds homework to be unimportant to its students’ academic achievement, it should move to reduce or eliminate the assignments, not make them count for almost nothing. Conversely, if homework does nothing to ensure that the homework students are not assigning more than they are willing to review and correct.
5 The homework rules should be put on hold while the school board, which is responsible for setting educational policy, looks into the matter and conducts public hearings. It is not too late for L.A. Unified to do homework right.
21、It is implied in paragraph 1 that nowadays homework .
A. is receiving more criticism
B. is gaining more preferences
C. is no longer an educational ritual
D. is not required for advanced courses
参考答案：A
22、L.A.Unified has made the rule about homework mainly because poor students .
A. tend to have moderate expectations for their education
B. have asked for a different educational standard
C. may have problems finishing their homework
D. have voiced their complaints about homework
参考答案：C
23、According to Paragraph 3, one problem with the policy is that it may .
A. result in students’ indifference to their report cards
B. undermine the authority of state tests
C. restrict teachers’ power in education
D. discourage students from doing homework
参考答案：D
24、As mentioned in Paragraph 4, a key question unanswered about homework is whether_ .
A. it should be eliminated
B. it counts much in schooling
C. it places extra burdens on teachers
D. it is important for grades
参考答案：B
25、A suitable title for this text could be .
A. A Faulty Approach to Homework
B. A Welcomed Policy for Poor Students
C. Thorny Questions about Homework
D. Wrong Interpretation of an Educational Policy
参考答案：A
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